Markus Gisdol
German footballer and manager
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- Markus Gisdol (born 17 August 1969) is a German football manager and former player who last coached Turkish club Kayserispor.
- He won promotion into the Regionalliga Süd with the team before leaving to follow Ralf Rangnick to Schalke 04 in March 2011, becoming Rangnick's assistant.
- TSG Hoffenheim On 2 April 2013, Gisdol replaced Marco Kurz at TSG Hoffenheim.
- Gisdol's first match as a manager was a 3–0 win against relegation rivals Fortuna Düsseldorf.
- FC Kaiserslautern in the relegation playoff to survive, in what was described as an 'astonishing escape'.
Markus Gisdol (born 17 August 1969) is a German football manager and former player who last coached Turkish club Kayserispor.
Managerial career
Early career
Gisdol had coaching stints at Sonnenhof Großaspach, SSV Ulm and other regional sides, before joining TSG Hoffenheim II in 2009. He won promotion into the Regionalliga Süd with the team before leaving to follow Ralf Rangnick to Schalke 04 in March 2011, becoming Rangnick's assistant. Gisdol also worked as assistant to Rangnick's replacement Huub Stevens before both Stevens and Gisdol were sacked in 2012.
TSG Hoffenheim
On 2 April 2013, Gisdol replaced Marco Kurz at TSG Hoffenheim. At the time, Hoffenheim were 17th in the Bundesliga, 4 points from safety. Gisdol's first match as a manager was a 3–0 win against relegation rivals Fortuna Düsseldorf. A comeback win against Borussia Dortmund on the final day of the season secured 16th place for Hoffenheim, and they went on to beat 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the relegation playoff to survive, in what was described as an 'astonishing escape'.
In his first full season as head coach, Hoffenheim finished 9th and reached the DFB-Pokal quarter final.Gisdol was praised for giving the team a clear identity, and an attacking style that saw them both score and concede over 70 goals in the league that season. On 16 April 2015 he renewed his contract when he signed a three-year extension. After an unsuccessful start of Hoffenheim's 2015–16 campaign, Gisdol was sacked on 26 October 2015. The team were 17th in the table having won just once.
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